Police say a burst of gunfire that left a Wollaston home and nearby car peppered with bullets Wednesday night is related to gang activity in Boston.

The Patriot Ledger reported Thursday that no one was hit in the shooting on Willow Avenue, but Police Capt. John Dougan said a woman who had been sitting in the car received cuts to her hands when one of the windows shattered.

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One bullet was found on the floor of a bedroom in the house.

Dougan said police believe the shots were fired by someone running or driving down the street around 10:20 p.m.

He said the shooting does not appear to be random.

The woman told police she was sitting in a car parked in an Oakland Avenue driveway when she heard gunfire and ducked down as the window shattered, Dougan said. She told police she ran inside the house and didn't know who had fired the shots.

The car was left with several bullet holes and a shattered window, Dougan said. A scattering of broken auto glass remained on the driveway Thursday morning near what appeared to be three bullet holes in the siding of the house, which sits at the intersection of Oakland and Willow avenues.

Dale Noun, a Braintree woman whose father owns the four-family house, said three people were at home and asleep when the gunfire broke out. She said the woman in the car had been renting an apartment in the house for about six months.

Noun said she was shocked when she heard Wednesday night that there had been a shooting at the house, which her family has owned for more than 40 years.

"It's a very quiet residential neighborhood," she said. "Sweet neighbors. Good tenants."

Willow Avenue runs between Furnace Brook Parkway and Newport Avenue less than one-half mile from Peacefield, the mansion of Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams.

Kirsten Hughes, a Quincy city councilor who lives a few houses down from the shooting, said she was watching TV on Tuesday night and never heard the gunfire or the arrival of police. She said she plans to schedule a community meeting in the coming weeks to talk about the shooting and reassure residents that the neighborhood remains safe.

"I don't feel unsafe, but when something like this happens you want to get the facts and you want to find out what's really going on," she said.

The burst of gunfire Wednesday night marked the second shooting in Quincy in four months. In June, police said a gunman emptied seven rounds into a car parked near Furnace Brook Parkway and Copeland Street, missing a man sitting inside.

A gun and discarded clothing were found nearby.

Dougan said police have identified a possible suspect in the June shooting but are waiting to get test results from DNA evidence before charging him. He said the suspect is being held at the Dedham jail on unrelated charges.